400th entry on takeoneonion

Well I managed to miss the various calendar based points for noting the passing of time here, so 400th post will be a reasonable celebration point. I've been writing a weblog for about 18 odd months and have recently been very quiet, due to work pressures and preparation for a trip to the Alps in about a fortnight.
I've also got several other projects quietly simmering, one of which might launch this week. Writing a weblog is not just about what you write, it is about having an active interest in the web as a medium. I know that many people are happy using tools like typepad or blogger, but choosing MT has meant that I can start to hack about with other project ideas; some of them fail; others thrive initially then damp off; a couple look like they will be ripening nicely. Enough loose metaphors, I'm pleased that writing on take one onion enabled me to independently play with webprojects to the point were I'm having to internally limit the number by spartan like means, you should see the photoblog I started... I could also do with some better design skills.
It has also meant I've thought more deeply about some issues and got much more involved than I might have, in particular with the Iraq war. I've met many nice and interesting people through this site and have seen my name rise up google's ranks. The most popular posts have been from memory the ones on Spencer Tunick and the one about the east london line. I've enjoyed my loosely framed exploration of cultural differences and am often surprised by the things I've written on when investigating my search logs.
I'm planning ona redesign and making my now thriving linklog public, when I find some time to migrate to the MySQL instance awaiting me on my kind hosts, Sundive Networks. I've canned my photoblog, as I just don't have the time for that kind of photography, though if I get round to connecting my 6600 to my MT install over GPRS then I'll rethink that. Digital camera to powerbook over usb then edit compress and upload is too much of a faff for daily life. Other photography projects are in the works though.
Thanks for reading and thanks to those of you who have linked to me, trackback pinged me, or emailed me about the things I have written, all very enjoyable.